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What Is the GolfBoard?
“ The GolfBoard Is . . .. . . the most excit-ing, revolutionary addition to the game of golf since the graphite shaft, bring-ing high-tech mobile innovation to an otherwise traditional game.”
– Paul Hodge, President
The GolfBoard will completely change the way golfers experience the game. This easy-to-ride, electric board utilizes the most advanced lithium-ion battery technology to drive the 4WD powertrain, and lets you easily and safely “Surf the Earth” from shot to shot across the the most challenging terrain of even the steepest of golf courses.
Using the GolfBoard is easy and intuitive for everyone, has less negative impact on the course than a golf cart, and gives the golfer the feeling of freedom of movement, much like surfing or snow-boarding but far easier and with an immediate learning curve.
Simply step on the board, take hold of the lightweight ergonomic controller and go! The wireless controller directs the GolfBoard’s acceleration and braking, while the rider’s mo-tion guides the steering. Since the golfer doesn’t sit between strokes, their body does not cool down, which helps many players improve their performance.
“Surfing from shot to shot has now become just as fun as hitting that great drive or sink-ing that long putt.”
– Don Wildman, GolfBoard Co-Founder
Play Well and Enjoy the Ride!
What Makes
There may be other products on the market similar to the GolfBoard, but nothing compares to our Best-In-Class Technology when you check under the hood at everything GolfBoard has to offer:
PATENTED FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE GEARBOX TECHNOLOGY# While other products utilize a comparatively-weak 2wd belt-driven system, the GolfBoard is driven by a patented gear-driven 4WD system, much like the gears on a car. This is a system exclusive to the GolfBoard.
PROPRIETARY DAMPENING SYSTEM# Our heavy duty truck dampening system virtually eliminates wobble at all speeds.
BATTERY CAPACITY: 36-HOLES ON A SINGLE CHARGE# More time on the course and less time in the shed on the charger means more rounds of golf. Our 48V Lithium-Ion battery pack holds enough power to endure 36 holes of golf between charges un-der the right conditions. When the GolfBoard is in high demand it can be recharged in as little as 2 hours and head right back out.
SHOCK-ABSORBING FLEXDECK DESIGN# Designed by the legendary Paul Schmitt of PS Stix, Inc., the wooden-form FlexDeck is an ergo-nomic masterpiece. Beautifully shaped and curved in all the right places, the stable platform and shock absorbing system work in harmony for the smoothest board ride in the industry.
INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLLERS PAIRED WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION# With our industrial-strength motor controllers, the acceleration/deceleration function is a smooth and even transition. The handheld ergonomic wireless remote gives the golfer total control over the GolfBoards’ movement, which will never be a ‘bolt-out-of-the-gate’ experience.
SELF BRAKING SYSTEM# Thanks to our superior motor controller technology, the GolfBoard has no need for any kind of kickstand or mechanical braking system. Need to stop on a slope to play a tricky sidehill shot? The minute you step off the board the self-braking system takes over and there is never a worry about the GolfBoard rolling away.
DETACHABLE STABILITY BAR# Utilization of the Stability Bar is an excellent way for first-time users to gain confidence and get comfortable using the GolfBoard. Once golfers become more experienced, the Stability Bar is easily detachable by the club to accommodate more advanced free riders.
So Unique?
RANGE Golf 18-36 holes* Street 15+ miles
BATTERY SYSTEMLithium-Ion Battery System
Voltage 48 Volts Max. Capacity 1.296 kWh
Min. Capacity 1.25 kWh Charger External
Charge Time 2-4 hours Input Std 110V or 220V
ECONOMY Typical Cost to Recharge $0.10
DRIVETRAINPower Delivery–Proprietary 4 Wheel Drive
Tires 4’’ Wide Turf Tires
DIMENSIONS Length 52’’ (1321mm) Height 10’’ (254mm) Width 22’’ (559mm)
MOTOR Type High Efficiency, Brushed Motors
High Speed 12 mph (19 km/h) Low Speed 7 mph (11 km/h)
Controller 250Amp, 12,000 watt Industrial Grade Controller
WEIGHT Board 78 lb. (31 kg)
Handle/Stand 7 lb. (3 kg) Carrying Capacity 280 lb. (127 kg)
Technical Specifications
PRICINGAND
WARRANTY
A GolfBoard lease is only $112 a month or less. Dis-count fleet pricing options available.
GolfBoards will be available throughout North America, Europe, and Asia beginning February, 2014.
The GolfBoard comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
Price does not include local shipping or applicable taxes.
*depending on rider weight and course conditions
New Jersey Production FacilityMADE IN THE USA!
The origins of the GolfBoard go back several years, to a group of like-minded entrepreneurs who set out to design a ‘Best-in-Class’ 4-wheel drive board specific to the needs of the golf industry.
After forming a team of highly experienced electrical recrea-tional equipment designers, in partnership with GolfBoard Vi-sionaries Don Wildman, Founder of Bally Total Fitness, and Surfing Legend Laird Hamilton, they set out to design and build a board that would be rugged, powerful and fun, but also safe and easy to use.
After much experimentation, engineering improvements, field testing, and user feedback, the result is the GolfBoard – a Made In The USA personal electric golf vehicle where every aspect of the product has been developed with the Golf Course and the Golfer in mind.
This dynamic, fun new product for the golf industry will open the door to new market segments, help solve the problem of slow play, significantly reduce turf damage vs. golf carts, and set your club apart from your competition when you choose to supplement your fleet with GolfBoards.
While there have been electric powered skateboards on the market for many years which others have repurposed for golf course use, the GolfBoard is the only product developed ex-clusively for the unique needs of the golf industry, and is there-fore far superior in performance, reliability, and ease of use. GolfBoard, with its’ military-grade engineering and design, out-plays, and out-performs the competition in every category.
World renowned waterman Laird Hamilton is known as the guiding genius of crossover board sports, and is largely considered the primary influence behind many surfing innovations, including, tow-in surfing, stand-up paddle board-ing, and hydrofoil boarding. Surfer Magazine has labeled Laird as, “the sport’s most complete surfer, displaying almost unnerving exper-tise in a multitude of disciplines, and flat out surfing’s biggest, bold-est, bravest, and the best big wave surfer in the world today, bar none”.
At 6’3”, 215 pounds, with an uncommon combination of bal-ance, flexibility, and strength, Laird Hamilton has transcended the sport of Surfing to become an in-ternational fitness Icon.
Laird has been credited with the huge growth in popularity of Stand-Up Paddle Surfing, most
often referenced simply as “SUP.” As such, Laird has been profiled in both Time Magazine and the Wall Street Journal about his role in the evolution of stand-up paddling and paddle surfing. Time Magazine has said of Laird’s influence: “It wasn’t until the late 1990's that the mod-ern explosion began, thanks to big wave surfer and exercise guru Laird Hamilton picking up SUP and publicizing it as a simultaneously adventurous, peaceful and a solid form of core conditioning for surf-ers and non-surfers alike.”
Wit his vintage humility, though, Laird remains reluctant to call him-self a trendsetter. The Wall Street Journal notes: “Mr. Hamilton de-clines to call himself the inventor of the sport because Pacific Island-ers— and Italy’s Venetians—for
centuries have stood in boats us-ing paddles or poles.”
During his on-going big wave surfing career, Laird has received multiple awards and special recog-nition.
When he was twenty-two years old, Laird entered a speed-sailing competition in Port Saint-Louis, France, defeated the heavily fa-vored French champion, and broke the European speed record of 36 knots. Even though Laird had a professional career as a speed-sailor, his true passion remained with big wave surfing.
Looking for a way to ride even bigger and more powerful waves, he and his friends developed a method that involves using a high performance Wave Runner to tow each other into waves that are too big to paddle into on their own.
Laird Hamilton– GolfBoard creative co-founder
Don Wildman: Founder of Bally Total Fitness/GolfBoard Product Adviser/Company Spokesperson/Board memberCoined by Esquire magazine as the “Worlds Fittest 75-year-old Man”, five years later Don Wildman is still challenging the world of fitness. In the late 50s Wildman founded, what became, Bally Total Fitness, the largest national chain of fitness clubs in America. When Wildman isn’t busy training top pro-athletes and celebrities with his signature circuit training, he’s defying the aging process and inspiring seniors and athletes through his physical accomplishments.
Paul Hodge: Board Member/PresidentPaul Hodge has spent over 22 years launching a variety of small to mid-sized businesses including a computer manufactur-ing business in Seattle, a manufacturing business which designed and built industrial automation equipment, a national home automation distribution company, a charitable foundation to help at risk youth. More recently Paul founded an in-vestment leasing company and formed Solar Nation, one of the nation’s premier commercial/utility solar EPC companies in the U.S.
Laird Hamilton: Big Wave Surfing Legend/GolfBoard Design Consultant/Company SpokespersonLaird Hamilton is the co-inventor of tow-in surfing, innovator of early stand up paddle boarding and health and fitness ad-vocate. Surfing historians regard the legendary surfer as the “All-time best of the best” at big wave surfing as he regularly surfs waves up to 70 feet high moving at speeds up to 50mph. Hamilton’s countless surfing accomplishments include his ca-reer defining drop into Tahiti’s extremely dangerous Teahupo’o break 13 years ago. Laird has been an avid GolfBoarder since day 1, and has been working with the team to develop the perfect turf riding machine.
Mike Radenbaugh: Technical DirectorMike Radenbaugh started a successful custom electric bike company, Rad Power Bikes in 2007 and has since experimented and studied battery technology. Radenbaugh is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Transportation Technology and Policy at University of California Davis. He provides hands-on experience valuable in the development of the GolfBoard power-train.
Star Faraon: Design Consultant/Board memberStar Faraon is an EV enthusiast and entrepreneur. Faraon spent 6 years as a product rep for Quantya, an electric motorcy-cle company based in Switzerland. Faraon’s passion is to create clean and quiet electric vehicles that incorporate a connec-tion with the fluidity of nature. In 2005, Star began taking classes in electric vehicle conversion, inspiring him to turn eve-rything with wheels into the electric form.
Jim Black: Marketing/Public Relations ManagerJim Black has spent the last 20 years as a Golf Course Superintendent at various golf courses on the east coast and in Michigan. An advocate for sustainable golf, Jim has also been a Contributing Editor for several turf industry magazines, a freelance writer and web designer, and founded his own creative services firm. He brings insider golf operations knowledge to his work and is diligently spreading the word around the country about the merits of the GolfBoard.
John Wildman: VP of SalesJohn Wildman spent 20 years building Bally Total Fitness into a billion dollar per year company filling roles as Chief Oper-ating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Senior and National VP of Sales. As sales VP John effectively managed 4000 sales employees worldwide.
Luke Stava: Golf Pro Sales ManagerLuke Stava brings over 11 years of teaching and coaching experience with over 20,000 golf lessons taught. He is a graduate of The Golf Academy of America, San Diego, CA campus. Luke is also a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor, Stack and Tilt Network In-structor and on the staff with TaylorMade.
The GolfBoard Team
